I recently signed a lease at an apartment complex because they offer the use of a private dock for those of us who own boats. 3 weeks into my lease I received a notice that the dock is now off limits to boaters Wednesday through Sunday because it is now being used as a docking station for a local cruise ship that sets out 2 or 3 times a day. Really, who uses their boat only on Monday and Tuesday? Really?

All their advertising states use of a private dock. When I asked for the dock rules in writing, I was given the same generic set of rules to initial, none of which mention the dock. I was told that boaters are limited to a 2-hour tie up, which is reasonable. I was never told we would be limited to only Mondays and Tuesdays. This is a huge deal for me because I would certainly have moved elsewhere if it weren't for the use of that dock.

My real question is this: Can they really do that?